James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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a Quite Pleased was to stop the other team ' s key players. We just try to play our own game, basically, ex- plained Coach Morrical, and what happens, hap- pens. The girls ' last game of the season, the final round of the Sectionals, came close to the championship. The Cats lost to the Mishawaka Cavemen by three points. But, as the old saying goes, it ' s not whether you win or lose, it ' s how you play the game that counts. We did play a good game, stated Coach Morrical. It was probably the best Sectional cham- pionship game we ' ve ever had in tournament history because both teams played very well. Ever since Title XI went into effect in 1972, girls ' sports have blossomed and flourished. Title IX prohib- ited sexual discrimination in education and school athletics. Basketball, one of the first girls ' sports sanctioned by the Indiana High School Athletic Asso- ciation, grew quickly to popularity and remained popular for all fans, male and female alike. Riley girls ' basketball, under the coaching of Guy Morrical and Ed Faulhaber, posted regular seasons at 12-4 for the varsity and 7-7 for the B-team. I was quite pleased with the girls ' progress this year, stated Head Coach Morrical. He explained that the players improved greatly through- out the season, especially in consistency and ball-han- dling. He also noted that passing was better than last year. The B-team players, who won their last five games in a row, also showed great improve- ment, mentioned Coach Morrical. Individuals shined as well as the team this year. Angie Boykins ' 83, who co-captained the team with Theresa Walker ' 83, made the all-conference first team. When it came to game strategy, Coach Morrical said that the main idea was to check out the opposing team ' s weaknesses and ex- ploit them. Another motive ABOVE: Guarded by Adams op- ponents, Theresa Walker ' 83 GIRLS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL: First Row: T. Walker, S. Lewis, K. Hively, L. Leavenworth, K. looks to pass the ball to a team- Hosinski, L. Henry; Second Row: Coach G. Morrical, G. Jerzak, V. Carr, A. Boykins, C. Diggens, V. mate. Jefferies, N. Scales, Coach E. Faulhaber 100 Girls ' Basketball

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The most important thing The goal for any fresh- man basketball team, ac- cording to Coach Jay Senff, is to get the players to play together as a team, not like separate indivi- duals. All of the team members must have one common motive in mind — to play five teammates as one. Friendship, respect, and togetherness also remain important to a basketball team. If you don ' t have a team atmosphere, then there is no team, ex- plained Coach Senff. As with any other athle- tic team, the freshman squad also had to practice and work hard to reach success. Practice is the most important thing we do in basketball, noted Coach Senff. Even though the squad suffered a 5-11 regular season, work and practice enabled the ' Cats to finish second place in the St. Joe Valley Fresh- men Basketball Tourna- ment at the season ' s end. In the final round of the tournament, champion Clay came back in the sec- ond half to defeat Riley 45- 38. ABOVE: To start the action at Riley, Bob Harvey ' 86 tries to tap the ball to a teammate. FAR LEFT: Up for two points, Ralph Cannon ' 86 aims for a basket in the Riley gym. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL: First Row: K Schmok, N. Fisette, A. Wilson, B. Harvey, R. Cannon; Second Row: M. Szilagyi, D. Klaer, D. Alkire, M. Cook, D. Gebo, J. Montgomery, K. Schmok, E. Schafer; Third Row: R. Nowicki, Coach J. Senff, T. Sriver. Freshman Basketball 99

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GIRLS ' B-TEAM BASKETBALL: First Row: K. Hively, M Doyle, T. Trost, T. Cole, L. Henry; Second Row: Coach Morrical, V. Jefferies, C. Diggens, S. Katona, K. Hosinski, Coach Faulhaber. Clay opponents try to step in and stop Sandy Lewis ' 84 as she goes up for two points. Girls ' Basketball 101